Английская Википедия:Ettore Chimeri

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:More citations neededШаблон:Infobox F1 driver Ettore Muro Chimeri (4 June 1921 – 27 February 1960) was a racing driver from Venezuela. He was born in Lodi, near Milan, Italy, but his family later settled in Venezuela. He was the first Venezuelan ever to compete in a Formula One Grand Prix.


Biography

He became a popular gentleman racing driver and competed with success in many local races in Venezuela. He raced in the Venezuelan Grand Prix held in Los Proceres, Caracas. His success and skill in car racing, gave him the enthusiasm for keep going forward, and he started an international professional promotion, racing sport cars and one-seater cars.

He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix on 7 February 1960, in his Maserati 250F (a car he owned, previously raced by Juan Manuel Fangio and Francisco Godia, prepared in Venezuela and sold to an Italian buyer sometime after his death) failing to finish the race having experienced electrical problems. He scored no championship points, but he wished to keep going in the Formula One calendar that year.

Two weeks later, while practicing for the Gran Premio Libertad sports car race at the Camp Freedom military airfield on the edge of Havana, his Ferrari 250TR crashed through barriers and plunged Шаблон:Convert into a ravine. Chimeri was flown to hospital, where he died later that day.

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
Шаблон:F1 Ettore Chimeri Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA
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Шаблон:F1 Ettore Chimeri Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG
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MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA USA NC 0
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References

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External links

Шаблон:Formula One drivers from Venezuela